The preamp is spectacular even without being warmed up or with some listening.Some things are noticeable right away its an extremely low noise piece of electronics gear It is the most transparent preamp I have ever heard it is equaling the MP-3 mk3.3 with boutique vacuum tubes in this regard. The sound stage is spooky to the point your hairs on the back of your neck raise when listening to a great live native DSD on SACDUsing the Mano Ultra on Qobuz is outstanding via I2S over HDMI cable incredible sound  Bottom line after hearing the 7HE Mk3 I was confident that the Audio GD HE-1 Mk3 would check all my requirements  With the 7HE mk3 and HE-1 mk3 electronics is hard to believe this combination could be improved by any other company products nomatter what the cost

Hallo Jos, wiedermal vielen Dank, für die Empfehlung dieser kabel. Auch wenn sie noch keine 250 Stunden am Netz waren, wage ich die Kabel zu bewerten. Es ist schon eine breite und tiefe Bühne da, die von dem tiefen Bass unterstrichen wird. Gitarren sind jetzt schon sehr schnell. Bei den Stimmen ist noch eine gewisse zurück Haltung zu spüren. Emma kok singt voila noch nicht mit der Freude und Euphorie wie man es kennt. Sophie Zelmani ist auch noch ein wenig zurück haltend. Soviel zur vorläufigen Bewertung. Trotzdem ist es sehr interessant, die Kabel sindmit einem Netzteil am Router verbunden. An einer stromleiste. Und dann nochmal an Netzteilen. Gruß Dirk

Met Magna zijn mijn ervaringen heel positief, er is een fijne luisterruimte waar ik in alle rust, en na rijp beraad, tot mijn besluit kwam om de Holo May KTE, en Bliss KTE, te kopen. Geen spijt daarvan, uitgebreid met mijn Susvara geluisterd, en Rob en Jos zijn deskundige mensen, met technische achtergrond. Later, na een verhuizing, miste ik de speciale verbindingskabel van de May, tussen de voeding en de dac zelf, en kreeg (na een wanhopig telefoontje), zomaar een nieuwe toegestuurd van Rob, super service…! Dankdank, Jos en Rob, ik ben een happy klant..! Victor.

Great detail & channel separation when streaming from Tidal. Very easy to set up & use.

Das Kabel hat eine bemerkenswerte Transparenz. Das Kabel gibt die Musik so wieder, wie sie ist. Dies führt zu einem sehr natürlichen und erweiterten Klangbild mit präzisen Details und einer breiten Bühne. Insbesondere hohe Frequenzen ist es sehr luftig und weich, während die Mitten und Bässe klar und kontrolliert bleiben.

Der "schwarze" Hintergrund, vor dem sich die Musik entfaltet, wird tiefer und stiller. Dies führt zu einer klareren Separation der Instrumente und einer präziseren Abbildung.Der Klang wirkt insgesamt lebendiger und authentischer.Der Isolator hilft,im Bassbereich einen strafferen und definierteren Tiefton herbeizuführen.

Incredible product and awesome sound quality, This is what you need. It doesn't get much better than this.

The DI-25HE is a worthwhile upgrade. I came from a Singxer SU6, also from Magna, which actually was a really good product, but only after replacing the PSU by a linear one. Yes, the supercaps in the su6 should make the psu not important, not my opinion. After some time, the hifi nervositas creeps in again, could it get better? Yes it can, the DI-25HE is a clear upgrade from the Singxer, even with the good linear PSU (Plixir). Quieter, clearer formed transients, better imaging, clearer bass.... It feeds my Audio-GD - R7HE mk2. Attached is an external clock (ock2 from LHY) which brings a minimal improvement. Probably we need to invest more here to get another significant step up. Later maybe. As big as the R7HE is, shouldn't it sound as great as with all these helpers? Anyway. This audio-gd source army gives listening pleasure! Oh yes, it does. By the way, NOS won most, am only rarely using Hqplayer's oversampling facilities, though its world-class room correction eqs will stay... Magna Hifi is a great place!

I have had the Holo Audio Red streamer for almost a year now. I purchased it first and foremost for sound quality, but also for its incredible versatility! My family listens to Tidal, while I mostly listen to listen through Roon with occasionally using HQPlayer for upsampling Roon streams to either 1.536MHz PCM or DSD. Overall I have really liked the unit. First of all, it sounds great. I have it connected to a Denafrips Pontus II over I2S and Chord Qutest over USB. I'll get to why two DACs in a minute. With both DACs, the Red works like a dream and I haven't had any glitches. The streamer is responsive and does not drop streams. With Tidal, the Tidal app sometimes forgets that Red is playing over Tidal connect, but the music does not stop. I assume this to be an issue on the TIdal app side but it rarely happens and when it does, I usually don't notice for a long time as the music itself does not have cuts or drops. So why four and not five stars? While the hardware and RedOS leave nothing to be desired in terms of sound quality, there are a few limitations that I hope the Holo Audio team can address with future updates to the RedOS: - Tidal Connect - exclusivity: whatever output Tidal Connect is set to use, cannot be used by any other streaming protocol. So to use both Roon and Tidal, I need to connect the Red to DAC(s) with two cables. Either connect both to the same DAC and switch inputs when switching from Tidal to Roon, or connect Red to two DACs and switch input on your amp. I ended up doing the latter as I happened to have two DACs but ideally I didn't have to. On the positive side, I can share the I2S output between Roon and NAA without issue. Roon takes over from NAA if you start playback. NAA doesn't take over from Roon but you'll have to stop Roon first. Still, they can share the output pretty well. Not so with Tidal. - Tidal Connect - no support for Max: This is a minor gripe but sort of annoying that while Tidal has much of their catalogue in 48/96/192kHz resolution, the Red caps out at 44.1kHz. This has been the case for more than a year now. C'mon team Holo - don't leave a good thing half done! - Configs and UI: The management interface for the Red is a bit clunky, and it is not at all clear how to get things working. Prior to purchasing the Red, I tried to read the manual to figure out how the Roon/Tidal use would work, and whether it would be smooth. It didn't really provide much to understand that. I bought the Red blind in this regard and then just figured out how to make Tidal, Roon and NAA co-exist through trial and error. Figuring out the I2S pinouts was also a bit of a mystery but the excellent Magna Hifi customer service helped me out there. I think there's lots of room for improvement here too, but it's manageable. - Qobuz Connect: Not available on the Red, yet. I am not currently a Qobuz subscriber but they offered a three month free trial after launch and would be fun to test it out. So for all that, I am taking off one star. But note that my use case is maybe less simple than with most people. If you just use one streaming service, once you set up the Red for that purpose, you'll probably never spend a moment thinking about the UI. If I just used Roon, this would be a very short five star review. But as there are some hiccups around my use case, wanted to share them so they don't come as a surprise. It seems that Holo Audio has put together an amazing piece of kit with a good but hopefully still evolving software package. A little more progress on the software side could really make the Red more accessible to folks that are more plug-and-play. I really hope that'll happen.

I was initially drawn to the Laiv uDAC’s sleek appearance, but in the end, the sound left me underwhelmed. Not bad, just overhyped in my opinion. In a direct comparison with the Cyan2, the difference is clear. The Cyan2 offers fewer bells and whistles, no unnecessary features—just pure sound quality. And that’s exactly what I look for, and expect, in a DAC.

Vooraf: de Pink wordt gebruikt in een Holo Spring dac. Wat ik daar denk te horen is dat de voeding van de Spring het met een Pink gemakkelijker krijgt. In de muziek: die kleine geluidjes, waarmee klankkleuren en plaatsing de ruimte gevormd worden, daar zit samen met de verbeterde dynamiek de grote winst. Waarbij opgemerkt: dat subtiele effect wordt duidelijker naarmate de bezetting kleiner wordt. In rock of symphonische muziek is dat verschil hoorbaar, maar maakt weinig uit voor (mijn) muzikale beleving. Maar in kwartetten of solo (Chopin!) is dat subtiele het verschil tussen een prachtige opname of een gemiddelde. Voor degene die mijn muzikale smaak voor die kleinere bezetting deelt is een Pink een no brainer.

Es hat doch einiges an Zeit benötigt bis der Spring und ich Freunde wurden - aber jetzt klingt es einfach nur perfekt. Das gesamte Team rund um Magna Hifi hat mich perfekt unterstützt, selten so einen perfekten Support und Kontakt erhalten. Vielen Dank!

Der Holo Audio May KTE hat meine Erwartungen bei Weitem übertroffen. Die Klarheit und Dynamik sind einfach atemberaubend." Die räumliche Darstellung ist faszinierend. Jedes Instrument hat seinen Platz und man taucht komplett in die Musik ein. Was mich am meisten beeindruckt, ist die Kombination aus technischer Perfektion und musikalischer Wärme. Der Klang ist präzise, aber nie kalt. Die Verarbeitungsqualität ist erstklassig

De farad super3 doet inderdaad wat er is beloofd direct al veel meer detail en na de inspeelt periode nog meer en de rust en het gemak , de matrix TT1 zelf al erg mooi maar met de farad erbij heerlijk gewoon

Outstanding performance. From a topping d70, i tried Gustard R29 and Gustard X30. None of them really felt like the big upgrade I was looking for. But once I bought the Cyan 2 I was instantly satisfied with the sound, exactly what I was looking for. Clear, dynamic, staging and imaging, great bass while still not being harsh at all. And I have still not tried it with upsampling. Im extremely satisfied with this purchase.

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It was great! About three years ago, I purchased an Audio gd DI20 - HE from Rob at Magna Hifi, which was a very pleasant and satisfying experience. A month ago, I decided to upgrade to Audio gd DI25 - HE, but had concerns that the I2S Input would be limiting to my input requirements, as my streamer does not have I2S. Jos kindly offered to add an RCA SPDIF input to the unit, which I was delighted to accept. I received delivery fairly quickly (after a few hiccups with Customs). Packaging and condition were in excellent condition. Having installed the unit and played music through it without amplification (SPDIF and RCA) 24/7 for three weeks before serious evaluation, I'm very delighted to report that there's an obvious improvement in SQ across the board over DI20 - HE.....wider and deeper soundstage with greater specificity and location of voice and instruments. There's also improvement in dynamics and elasticity of tone. I've added 10Mhz clocking to the unit after initial evaluation and there's a further improvement which is truly awesome. I would like to thank Jos for his superb kindness and support throughout our interactions.....Magna Hifi is the place to go for your hifi needs...Jos and Rob are the best.

Nice, solid remote

Great streamer!

Just an update. I'm very happy with the Singxers, especially jazz, classical, and electronic music 🎶 are beautifully reproduced. The trigger input you've built in is the perfect finishing touch.

I already ordered a Bliss KTE from Magna and since 2 days I am a proud owner of Spring 3 KTE for my secondary office setup. Spring is now about 40 hours of burn-in and it is getting more and more beautiful. The sound is very beautiful and non-fatiguing (speaking as a Chord Dave owner). Excited what happens about 200 hours burn-in. Thanks to Rob and Jos for their patience and kind support. You both do an awesome job. Delivery to Germany was very fast. What's next: Maybe I will replace my Dave with a May KTE. ^^ Thanks and kind regards Marc

I already purchased a Bliss KTE from Magna and since 2 days I am a proud owner of Spring 3 KTE. I use this combo at my office. Now I am at 40 hours of burn-in and the Spring is getting more and more fantastic. A beautiful non-fatiguing sound from the Spring in NOS mode. Highly recommend this device (speaking as an Chord Dave owner) Many thanks for Rob and Jos for their patience and kind support. Delivery was very fast. Maybe I will replace my Dave against a May KTE for my main setup. ^^

I tested the Spring 3 KTE including Preamp against an Accuphase C-2300 Preamp. Since I only use one digital source (Holo Red), streaming from Qobuz and Tidal, I wanted to know if I really need a preamp as everyone was writing and telling me. The Spring 3 KTE clearly won this comparison in my system. I connected the Spring to an Accuphase A-48 power amp and compared it with Spring (set to volume 90 as recommended by Jos) to C-2300 to A-48 with Dali Helicon 800 speakers (with new drivers) and high quality power, XLR and speaker cables. Astonishingly, the C-2300, which was burned in for about 250 hours, tuned with special feet and expensive power cable, reduced micro details, changed the stage to the worse and emphasized mids and upper bass unnaturally for my ears. The Spring directly with the A-48 delivers a magic mix of high resolution, very good dynamics and presence and separation paired with a unique "analogue" like relaxedness. The best DAC/preamp I ever heard in my system. Before I had the Cyan 2 which I tested with various integrated amps from Accuphase, Pass and McIntosh. I also hooked up the Cyan 2 to the C-2300 and A-48: No comparison to the Spring direct to A-48. A few weeks ago I did the same comparison with a Ferrum Wadla Golden Sound. To me, the Wandla sounded much too thin with emphasized highs and lows as I was used from other ESS DACs, even if this model is supposed not to sound like ESS. If you only listen to digital, the Spring 3 KTE with built in preamp with an A-48 or another good Power Amp is the ultimate solution sound wise and price performance wise for my ears. Before the Cyan 2, I had the Denafrips Ares, which was much better than the Bluesound Node. Cyan 2 is a big step up from the Ares. Spring is also a big step up from Cyan 2 in a revealing system. Many thanks to Jos whose level of support is unsurpassed. He answers all the many questions which might arise before such purchases with unparalleled patience and honesty. It is an absolute pleasure shopping with Magna Hifi, even if it is an online shop. It beats many physical shops in service, advice, reliability and shipping speed. Spring 3 KTE with built in preamp and Magna Hifi are highly recommended.

After reading all the positive reviews, I decided to sell my brand new JDS Labs Element IV, and to get the X9. This is my 3rd product from Magna Hifi (other 2 are Holo Audio Spring 3 KTE dac, Mano ULTRA mkIII.5 Farad music streamer). And the X9 is a clear upgrade from the already very good for its price JDS Element IV. The X9 has an even better EQ, and tons of other great settings and options. Everything is very intuitive, and Luxsin listens very closely to all the owner feedback on Head-Fi.org, and comes with frequent firmware updates. Especially the headphone EQ with 2500+ preprogrammed headphone EQs in it is wonderful and very effective. Now I just need to upgrade my headphones as well 😉 Rob as always thanks for the good support and communication. The Luxsin X9 meets and surpasses my expectations based on all the reviews.

The Singxer SA90 power amps perform excellently, delivering a clean and well-balanced soundstage. After some hours of use, the sound opens up noticeably and feels more natural. The trigger inputs work flawlessly, which is very convenient – thanks for the great service!